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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raminus Polus (ranked 835 p4p, 856 weight class) and Benji Torres (ranked 114 p4p, 118 weight class). Benji Torres has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Raminus Polus's chin.
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188 cm
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171
7 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raminus Polus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Benji Torres!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres throws a jab but it's blocked by Polus.
Torres with a hook.
Torres jabs Polus right on the nose. Polus blinks but takes it well.
Polus throws a series of punches but Torres moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Torres as Polus shoots in.
Torres swings widly with a right hand
and Polus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Torres won't be happy with that.
Torres is looking to reverse the position.
Polus tries to advance to mount but can't.
Polus postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Polus is trying to get an arm triangle but Torres is defending well.
Polus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Polus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Polus seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Polus tries for a kimura but Torres is defending well.
Polus tries for a kimura but Torres is defending well.
Torres regains half guard, as Polus was trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Polus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Polus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Torres keeping control of the position.
Polus working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Torres's thigh. Torres counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Polus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Polus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Torres has Polus pulled in close to control his posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Polus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Polus advances to half guard.
Polus wants to free his trapped foot but Torres is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Polus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Polus wants to free his trapped foot but Torres is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raminus Polus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Polus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
Torres misses with a looping left.
Polus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Polus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Torres to score with a decent uppercut.
Torres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Polus throws a big counter combination but Torres scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Torres throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Polus attempts a counter takedown but Torres avoids it well and moves away.
Polus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Polus defending well as Torres loads up on a big left hand.
Polus is looking for a counter combo.
Polus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Polus drops down looking for a counter takedown but Torres sprawls and moves away.
Torres fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres misses the jab.
Torres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Polus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Torres misses.
Polus misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torres misses the jab.
Polus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big right from Torres misses.
Polus slips a straight right by Torres.
Polus changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Polus moves out of range of the strikes.
Polus has a takedown stuffed.
Torres misses with a lunging right hand
and Polus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benji Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres misses with an uppercut
letting Polus counter with a right hand.
Torres throws a body punch but Polus moves out of range.
It looked like Polus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Polus takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a nice looking combination but Polus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Polus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torres.
Polus cracks a nice hook into Torres's ribs.
Polus slips under a jab from Torres.
Polus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres throws an overhand right that lands on Polus's shoulder, as Polus tries to avoid the shot.
Torres might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Torres scores with a one two! Polus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Polus.
Polus appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Polus with a poor takedown
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raminus Polus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres misses with a straight left.
Torres misses with a hook. Polus ducked under it nicely.
Polus drops down looking for a counter takedown but Torres sprawls and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torres looks to score with a jab to the body but Polus is just out of range.
Torres lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Polus at a distance.
Torres stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Torres wants it to stay on the feet.
Torres throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Polus feinted with a counter takedown.
Benji Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Polus dives in for a single leg takedown but Torres sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Torres tries to throw a body punch but Polus avoids it by throwing Torres back against the cage.
Torres lands a nice uppercut.
Torres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Torres misses with a body punch.
Polus can't find room to land a body shot as Torres controls the action.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Polus's elbow.
Torres misses with a body punch.
Torres lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Polus or not.
Polus blocks a body shot from Torres.
Torres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Torres.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Polus's elbow.
Torres manages to break the clinch.
Polus slips a straight right by Torres.
Torres misses with a hook.
Torres throws a poor cross that misses
and Polus counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Polus.
Torres has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres is adopting a defensive guard.
Polus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benji Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Torres lands a two punch combo.
Torres moves into range and connects with a jab.
Torres throws out a loose jab but Polus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Polus feinted with a counter takedown.
Polus lands with a straight right. Torres didn't see that one coming.
Polus looking to score a takedown here. Torres is defending well but Polus drives through and ends up in Torres's guard.
Polus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torres is keeping the position for now.
Polus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Polus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Polus won't allow Torres to sweep him here.
Polus postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Torres is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Polus, into his guard.
Polus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Polus looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Torres has picked Polus up and slammed him! Polus can't keep hold of the triangle and Torres manages to pass to side control!
Polus looking for a sweep but Torres has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Torres can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Polus is looking to escape.
Polus looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polus rolls, trying to escape but Torres keeps control of the position.
Torres tries to get the hooks in deep but Polus pushed the leg off.
Polus tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Polus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Polus is squirming around, avoiding Torres's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Polus is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polus regains half guard.
Polus moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Torres stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Polus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Polus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Torres manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torres is keeping the position for now.
Torres controlling Polus's posture.
Polus tries to free his leg and advance position but Torres is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torres avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Benji Torres.
I think Torres has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Raminus Polus!
Raminus Polus thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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